Michael Crabtree suddenly has a lot of unexpected time on his hands. This is bad news for the San Francisco 49ers offense, but apparently great news for his creative juices, based on his latest Instagram missive.
Coach Jim Harbaugh says Crabtree will be back this season. The six-month timeline that NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported would put Crabtree back on the field late in the regular season.
We're too frightened to doubt Crabtree at this point.
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